Digitales Deutsches Frauenarchiv

The Digital German Women's Archive (DDF) is an innovative specialist portal dedicated to the processing and presentation of the history of German-speaking women's and lesbian movements. Founded on September 13, 2018, and based in Berlin, the DDF is supported by the umbrella organization of German-speaking women's/lesbian archives, libraries, and documentation centers, i.d.a.

• Digitized Sources and Materials: The DDF makes selected sources of women's movement history available in digitized form to the general public. This includes digitized documents, inventory data, and further information that is available online for the first time in a bundled format[2][5].
• Network of Actors: A special tool visualizes and illustrates the personal and organizational interconnections of the actors within the women's movements[3].
• Thematic Essays, Actor Essays, and Blog Articles: By 2022, 122 thematic essays, 139 actor essays, and 165 blog articles had been published, all under cc licenses to promote accessibility and reuse[1].

The main mission of the DDF is to bridge the history of women's movements with current developments. The portal aims to represent the perspectives of women's movements as comprehensively as possible and to strengthen feminist memory work. It conveys the significance of women's movement history and enables the discussion and evaluation of current political and social events against the backdrop of historical documents[1][2].

• Digital Recording and Provision: By digitizing metadata and full texts from various phases of the women's movements, access to these materials is facilitated and their long-term availability is secured[1].
• Funding from the Federal Ministry: Since January 2020, the further expansion of the DDF has been supported by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). This funding also includes a project fund to support digitization projects of the i.d.a. institutions with an annual funding amount of approximately one million euros[1][2].
• Culture of Remembrance and Democracy: The DDF understands the culture of remembrance as an important commitment to democracy and the path to a shared future. The digital recording and provision of materials play a central role in education and research[2].

The Digital German Women's Archive is thus not only a valuable resource for research and education but also a living symbol of the importance of feminist memory work and the continuous promotion of women's movement history in the digital age.

• 1 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitales_Deutsches_Frauenarchiv
• 2 - https://www.digitales-deutsches-frauenarchiv.de/ueber-uns
• 3 - https://www.digitales-deutsches-frauenarchiv.de
• 4 - https://www.outermedia.de/referenzen/digitale-deutsche-frauenarchiv
• 5 - https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/organization/FHZCLODDFCOYDEINFEQLO46VBH2YCYB5